Search for dissertations about: "union"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 612 swedish dissertations containing the word union.
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1. There is power in a union : Trade union organization, union membership and union activity in Sweden
Abstract : This thesis investigates what factors affect union organization and, to some degree, union activity in the face of declining union density in the majority of Western countries. Union structures have been changing in recent decades, not only in terms of declining membership but also because women and white-collar workers are becoming a more stable part of the membership base, whereas previously highly organized groups, such as blue-collar workers, are in decline. READ MORE
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2. Rational union commitment : the psychological dimension in membership participation
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3. Public Attitudes Towards the European Union : A study explaining the variations in public support towards the European Union within and between countries over time
Abstract : Public attitudes towards the European Union (EU) have become increasingly important over time. This especially since the process of European integration has become widely considered as a political process affected by attitudinal fluctuations. READ MORE
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4. State Procedure and Union Rights : A Comparison of the European Union and the United States
Abstract : The overarching purpose of this doctoral thesis is to determine if the system of legal mechanisms in European Community law governing what procedural rules national courts shall apply to Community rights can be reformed to better balance involved interests. European Community law is often applied and enforced by ordinary national courts that, as a general rule, supplement substantive Community rules with national procedural rules. READ MORE
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5. Bedroom Politics. How family policies affect women’s fertility and union formation decisions
Abstract : Most studies on policies’ effect on fertility depart from the assumption that fertility decisions are taken within unions, by partners who behave altruistically towards each other. This study argues that such a focus misses a fundamental fact: namely, that fertility decisions are closely interrelated with decisions about union formation and union dissolution. READ MORE